Question for Peter L. regarding binocs and telescopes

[gordong]

Peter:

Did the 4T sniper chest contain both binocs and the telescope(scout,regiment/ signalling,etc.), or just one of the two?

If both, why would that be necessary?

Thanks for your input, it's much appreciated

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[Peter Laidler]

To save going through a looooooong winded answer yet again, that's already been answered at length, maybe someone could resurrect the original answer relating to the supplementary issues

[bigduke6]

This is the one with the article and also a few Q&A's

https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=46064&page=1

[gordong]

Thanks for the link but it doesn't really explain why both a telescope and binoculars were issued

[Gil Boyd]

Gordon,
I can perhaps help to answer that and reinforce what Peter has said.
Both items were in the CES because, both items were deemed necessary to give a sniper a choice between a collapsible telescope with a decent magnification and also a pair of focusable binoculars as well, for what were deemed as, no more than 400m shots "generally" speaking in WW2.
I was lucky to have been issued with a faceveil, smock and Mils Compass as well, and lots of goodies that never saw the light of day, like the scope tin for instance.
Hope that helps in part to answer your question.................and besides we were greedy and loved starred items!

[Peter Laidler]

Give it a day or two and the old thread that explains it all will be resurrected I'm sure. But if I understand i correctly, you want to know why the snipers were issued a x3 rifle telescope, x6 binos and a x20 spotting telescope. Simple. The binos are for general observation and if whoever spots something worth a closer look, he directs the other man with the spotting scope to have a deeper look. Assess the target and see what happens. The x20 telescope is not a useful general observation telescope. It's for detailed close-in work.

[gordong]

I'll buy that, thanks